hello! im working on my first ever game, and i want the player to be able to turn freely by pointing the mouse in a certain direction. I am definately not advanced with java yet, so ignore the dumb questions please

another thing im trying to do is have the camera follow the player, so that the player is always in the middle of the screen, unless if there comming to the edge of the map.

hello all, the style of game im trying to make is a 2d zombie topview game, i just started the project yesterday and am close to finishing up my main menu, then i will be moving on to the actual game, my idea is for players to move there character with wasd, and aim using the mouse, rotating the character based on which direction the mouse is pointed in, the first thing i need to do is load a map, but i havnt decided on a map format yet, i was thinking about using tiled, does anyone know of any other map formats that could be better for what i need?

my other question is how to do free movement, where the player can move freely around the map without just going up, down, left, right.

because i don't feel like making models, maps, objects, etc. With an RSPS, i already have a boatload of them, and there's a good crowed wanting to play RSPS, less time is also needed to develop a good RSPS then a whole entire new game.

there is servers, which make around 30k+ USD per month from donations, they have a 1-2K player base.

I don't even think on moparscape you can just make a post and say 'DEVELOPER NEEDED', usually 2 to 3 minutes later that threads locked and that poster's bieng watched+moterated..Because moparscape's going down don't come here and do it

im not even apart of moparscape, i use rune-server fyi. i am totally unfamiliar with moparscape rules.

Well I've programmed rsps for over 4+ years, from 317's to 614's in and out, if you had a Compiling problem yeah, inbox me the problem and I could help you or something.

I came here to get away from all the rsps coding, all that is nothing you've developed or anything you're going to develop with it, I went OFF on moparscape, everything is leeched from Jagex yet people deny it to the max that 'they built it', that's not the case here but, keep it off the forums here pl00x, last thing we need is a 'RuneScape Private Server Section'

i came here instead of the usual forums because most people on there forums are idiots, was hoping to find someone serious here, but meh, guess no ones interested.

Dude, PLEASE do not bring Runescape to these forums..go to moparscape.org.*Cough* Delta.

this is a java forum, private servers are written in java, I see no reason why I cant post this here.I'm doing rsps for profit, theres servers that make alot of money, and i want to get a piece of the pie.by the way, this is not delta.and also, moparscape is getting shut down.

Dude, PLEASE do not bring Runescape to these forums..go to moparscape.org.*Cough* Delta.

this is a java forum, private servers are written in java, I see no reason why I cant post this here.I'm doing rsps for profit, theres servers that make alot of money, and i want to get a piece of the pie.by the way, this is not delta.and also, moparscape is getting shut down.

I learnt by following youtube videos and tutorials I found online, I have never been a big fan of learning from books but the only one I do recommend is 'Sams, Teach yourself JAVA in 24 hours, 6th edition' its £24 from waterstones,

the two youtube channels I recommend looking at for great java video tutorals are 'My Bring Back' and 'TheNewBoston'.

I can chime in with my take on tutorials or learning different programming paradigms, but I guess the important question is: where do you get stuck? Everyone gets stuck sometimes, and it's usually just from trying to do something too complex all in one bite, and not really understanding all the pieces of the problem before trying to write a solution. If you could give a more specific example of one or two places you've gotten stuck, the rest of us might have some advice or stories that can help break the jam.

basically, everything, i want to write a game, 2d or 3d it doesnt matter, but i have no idea where to start... how to load maps, how to load images, etc...

but I'd advice you to look elsewhere for things you both like and easily grasp.

I agree, you have to enjoy coding a lot. Try to make a simple console game. When you get stuck, look up what's wrong with your code. Don't just copy paste someone else's code. You should make the program COMPLETELY from scratch. If you don't find it fun at all then you will never be able to program. It's good to have someone to ask simple questions but if you are getting them to do the work for you then you won't learn. If you don't get a sense of satisfaction when you get something working this is a good indicator that programming is not for you.

i want to program, i did exxagerate a bit in my post, i have created things very very simple, but i eventually get stuck at a point and dont know where to look for answer, programming is definately for me, i have the patience, i lvoe to do it, but i need a way to expand my knowledge of it, because these ways arnt working.

ah yes - I know what point you are talking in learning programming you are talking about, I don't speak from experience but I've seen it it many peopleits the point where - you can theoretically programbut when you try to do something practical, you fail at problem-solving using what java offers / what you can do in programmingthis is kinda like when someone learns riding a bike, and even though he knows how to do it, after a little while, he just keeps falling

I remember a friend of mine, who today is earning his money with programming - he was at this pointand he wanted to do a games and stuff, but could solve simple problem, like I remember he asked me "I want to ship to able to dock here, and I want a popup message" and I asked "well whats the problem exactly?" and he said "well I don't even know how to start."

You dont know what you can do yet and how it's going to able to shape what you want to doAnd I'm pretty sure that this is simply a problem of experience.

I programmed like A LOT of incomplete games and programs when I started. So I'm not sure what to recommend. As I recall Stanford is using the ACM libraries so that the students can easily program some graphical things and get a feel of it - without caring about details so much. Can be done with AWT too I'm sure.I am still a student right now, and from many many many examples - I can only say: Don't program console stuff.It's less intuitive, its tedious and the results aren't fun. Fun is the most important aspect of learning. And when doing graphics you really get that sense of accomplishment.This is kinda why Stanford uses the ACMs, because creating an AWT Frame or whatever - there is already "a lot" of code you just gotta ignore as a beginner, which ACM really simplifies - but in a nutshell, that is what I recommend, because then you just try playing with settings/parameters and adding and removing and eventually you get it.

but I'd advice you to look elsewhere for things you both like and easily grasp.

I agree, you have to enjoy coding a lot. Try to make a simple console game. When you get stuck, look up what's wrong with your code. Don't just copy paste someone else's code. You should make the program COMPLETELY from scratch. If you don't find it fun at all then you will never be able to program. It's good to have someone to ask simple questions but if you are getting them to do the work for you then you won't learn. If you don't get a sense of satisfaction when you get something working this is a good indicator that programming is not for you.

i want to program, i did exxagerate a bit in my post, i have created things very very simple, but i eventually get stuck at a point and dont know where to look for answer, programming is definately for me, i have the patience, i lvoe to do it, but i need a way to expand my knowledge of it, because these ways arnt working.

hello, i have been trying to learn java for over 2 years now, but still cant even write a line of code, i have tried different methods, official java tuts, tuts on multiple other sites, books, videos, looking through source code, etc. but STILL i cant seem to just quite get a grasp on the language.... its quite frustrating... so im asking, how have you guys learned, any suggestions?

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